Captain Shubman Gill played a super knock of 84 runs from 44 balls for Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2026 match against Rajasthan Royals
, which was played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday (May 9). Gill’s 84-run knock played a big role in GT’s dominating win by 77 runs over the inaugural edition winners, and it also helped him become only the third player in the world to score 400 runs in seven IPL seasons in a row.IPL 2026 | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap
Gill, who captains GT in the IPL since 2024, has scored at least 400 runs in every IPL season since the 2020 edition.
Shubman Gill’s performance in IPL (year-by-year)
| YEAR | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS |
| 2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 203 |
| 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 296 |
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 440 |
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 17 | 478 |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | 16 | 483 |
| 2023 | Gujarat Titans | 17 | 890 |
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans | 12 | 426 |
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | 15 | 650 |
| 2026 | Gujarat Titans | 10 | 462 |
Only two players have managed to achieve this feat before Gill. The first player to score 400 runs
in seven IPL seasons in a row was Suresh Raina. Raina scored at least 400 runs in every season for Chennai Super Kings from 2008 to 2014.
Wears number 7️⃣ on the back of his jersey
7️⃣ seasons with 400+ runs to his nameShubman Gill is all about consistency 👏#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #RRvGT | @ShubmanGill | @gujarat_titans pic.twitter.com/E4bOoOh0Ln
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 9, 2026
Shikhar Dhawan, who is the third highest run-getter in the IPL, also scored at least 400 runs in seven IPL seasons in a row from 2016 to 2022. He played for Sunrisers Hyderabad (2016-2018), Delhi Capitals (2019-2021) and Punjab Kings (2022) during that period.
Most consecutive IPL seasons with 400 runs
| PLAYER | TIME PERIOD | TEAM(S) | SEASONS |
| Suresh Raina | 2008-2014 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 2016-2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings | 7 |
| Shubman Gill | 2020-2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Titans | 7 |
| KL Rahul | 2018-2022 | Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants | 5 |
| David Warner | 2013-2017 | Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 |
| Faf du Plessis | 2020-2024 | Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 5 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 2023-2026 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 |
| Virat Kohli | 2018-2021 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 |
On the other hand, Gill represented the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2020 and 2021 editions of the IPL and has been part of the GT setup since 2022.
The record of scoring most runs in one edition of IPL is held by Virat Kohli. Kohli scored 973 runs in 16 matches of IPL 2016 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
